| 茶马古道 |
Chá mǎ gǔ dào |
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond |
| 茶 |
chá |
tea / tea plant / CL:杯,壶 |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 古 |
Gǔ |
surname Gu |
| 古 |
gǔ |
ancient / old / paleo- |
| 古道 |
gǔ dào |
ancient road / precepts of the antiquity |
| 道 |
dào |
road; path (CL:条,股) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) |